[CAUT] U. of Northern Iowa position

[Don]

Hi Jeff,

So you would prefer a "retired fireman" who sat next to the siren for 50
years? Or perhaps a talented "ditch digger"?

At 03:29 PM 8/11/2010 -0700, you wrote:
>Based on my experience and education background, it is a misconception
that having (or pursuing) a music degree gives one a better understanding
of music and musicians, nor does it mean one can or cannot play. The
collegiate system of earning academic credit hours is a grossly inefficient
method of teaching music. Ask those folks who wrote that music Mr. Schnabel
was speaking of where they got their music degrees.
>
>Pursuing a music degree can help those who are inclined, but at the same
time the collegiate system may be also guilty of holding them back.
>
>Jeff Tanner
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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